Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 6:8–9
8There are sixty queens and eighty concubines,
and maidens without number,
9but my dove, my perfect one, is unique,
the favorite of the mother who bore her.
The maidens see her and call her blessed;
the queens and concubines sing her praises.
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Song of Solomon 6:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There | הֵ֙מָּה֙ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are sixty | שִׁשִּׁ֥ים | šiš·šîm | Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| queens | מְּלָכ֔וֹת | mə·lā·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4436 queen |
| and eighty | וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים | ū·šə·mō·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H8084 an eighty |
| concubines | פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים | pî·laḡ·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6370 concubine |
| and maidens | וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת | wa·‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H5959 young woman |
| without | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| number | מִסְפָּֽר׃ | mis·pār | Noun - masculine singular | H4557 number, tale |
Song of Solomon 6:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but my dove | יוֹנָתִ֣י | yō·w·nā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3123 dove |
| my perfect | תַמָּתִ֔י | ṯam·mā·ṯî | Adjective - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8535 complete |
| one | אַחַ֥ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| is unique | אַחַ֥ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| the favorite | בָּרָ֥ה | bā·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1249 corn |
| of the mother | לְאִמָּ֔הּ | lə·’im·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H517 mother |
| who bore her | לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ | lə·yō·w·laḏ·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| The maidens | בָנוֹת֙ | ḇā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| see her | רָא֤וּהָ | rā·’ū·hā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| and call her blessed | וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ | way·’aš·šə·rū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H833 go straight, go on, advance |
| the queens | מְלָכ֥וֹת | mə·lā·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4436 queen |
| and concubines | וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים | ū·p̄î·laḡ·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H6370 concubine |
| sing her praises | וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃ס | way·hal·lū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H1984 shine |
Cross-references
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Song of Solomon 6:8 Psalm 45:14 · 1 Kings 11:3 · 1 Kings 11:1 · Psalm 45:9 · 2 Chronicles 11:21 · Revelation 7:9
Song of Solomon 6:9 Song of Solomon 2:14 · Psalm 45:9 · Genesis 30:13 · Revelation 21:9–10 · Song of Solomon 5:2 · Proverbs 31:28–29 · Psalm 126:2 · Galatians 4:26 · Deuteronomy 33:29 · Deuteronomy 4:6–7 · Numbers 23:9 · 2 Thessalonians 1:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.